Caitlin Johnstone: What the MSM Can No Longer Say
Dissident commentary about Ukraine that was still published in major Western news outlets in 2014 is entirely gone because these publications have turned to full-fledged war propaganda.
Caitlin Johnstone: US Constantly Provoking China
The way the U.S. has been positioning its war machinery around China would have sparked a third world war had the roles been reversed. Nonetheless, talk inside the U.S. empire…
US May Help Ukraine Launch An Offensive On Crimea
By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack In a new article titled “U.S. Warms to Helping Ukraine Target Crimea,” the New York Times reports that the Biden administration now believes Kyiv may…
Walking Back the Russian Troll Scare
None of the news outlets that helped spread suspicion about Russian Twitter trolls helping Trump win the 2016 U.S. election is owning up to their hype or catching any flak.
Caitlin Johnstone: Unprovoked!
In the mass media you’re not allowed to talk about the U.S.-NATO actions that diplomats, politicians, academics — even the head of the C.I.A. — have long warned would lead…
Western Governments Keep Assigning Themselves the Authority to Regulate Online Speech
By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack Depending on what political echo chamber you’ve been viewing it from, the ongoing release of information about the inner workings of pre-Musk Twitter known as…
The Corporate Media Deference That Endangers Us All
A comment from an editor at the Associated Press epitomizes the danger mainstream media creates with its routine deference to intelligence sources, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
US Empire Views Ukrainians and Russians as Lab Rats for Weapons Testing
In addition to advancing longstanding U.S. geo-strategic aims, it seems the proxy war in Ukraine is also being used to sharpen the imperial war machine’s claws for a looming hot…
Caitlin Johnstone: The Lunatic Argument That Nuclear Brinkmanship Makes Us Safe
The imperial spinmeisters for the U.S. proxy war in Ukraine are trying to get us to believe that de-escalation is dangerous.
NYT Op-Ed Criticizes Biden for Not Being Hawkish Enough
You know you’re living in a profoundly sick society when the world’s most influential newspaper runs propaganda for World War III while voices pushing for truth, transparency and peace are…
Caitlin Johnstone: America’s Perverse Poverty Draft
Some lawmakers worry partial cancellation of student debts will harm military recruitment and they’ve written to the president and defense secretary about it.
Ukraine and the Triumph of Militarism
"What is saying about liberals who once protested the Iraq invasion now supporting U.S. proxy warfare in Ukraine is broadly true, including throughout the Bernie Sanders/AOC “progressive” wing of the…
We’re Being Trained to Worry About ‘Russian Propaganda’ While Drowning in US Propaganda
The only difference between Russian state media and US state media is that Russian state media is honest about what it is.
Caitlin Johnstone: FBI’s Muting of Hunter Biden’s Story
Zuckerberg’s deployment of algorithms to please the F.B.I. is a glaring example of how billionaires and government work together to control information in an oligarchy.
Caitlin Johnstone: WaPo’s Glimpse of the Battlefield
Contrary to widespread triumphant Western narratives, this reporting describes Ukrainian troops surviving on one potato per day and deserting their posts.